APFC The Blueprint: Become an Elite Soccer Coach Course

Who Is This Course For?

  • Professional Coaches
  • Youth Academy Coaches
  • Academy Managers
  • Heads of Methodology

Why Choose this Course?

With the APFC Blueprint you will acquire knowledge of more than 40 offensive and defensive concepts in depth that will allow you to understand the game by simplifying and its complexities. In addition, with its practical approach, you will discover how to implement them in your training structure and how to work them together, explained by Albert Puig.

The Blueprint covers both offensive and defensive individual and collective universal concepts that create the language of the game. Once players understand these concepts, they can execute a positional play style. If these concepts turn into habits, you can build a clear team identity. At the end of each chapter, you’ll find multiple drills showing how to apply the concepts explained, following the correct training structure.

By completing this course you will obtain a certification as an APFC Elite Certified Coach.

Course Curriculum

  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: The Training Structure (The Rondo, Positional Game, SSP, SSG)
  • Chapter 3: Head Up
  • Chapter 4: Ball Never Stops
  • Chapter 5: Attack the Ball
  • Chapter 6: Never Turn
  • Chapter 7: Back Foot
  • Chapter 8: Control Forward
  • Chapter 9: Speak Through the Ball
  • Chapter 10: Visual Fake
  • Chapter 11: Break Lines
  • Chapter 12: Dribbling
  • Chapter 13: Invite Pressure
  • Chapter 14: Recover keep, Recover beat
  • Chapter 15: Body Profile
  • Chapter 16: Between Lines
  • Chapter 17: Have the ball and open spaces
  • Chapter 18: Offensive Coverage
  • Chapter 19: Never cross the ball near our own box
  • Chapter 20: Switch Fields
  • Chapter 21: Opposite Movement
  • Chapter 22: 1v1 Offensive
  • Chapter 23: Forward Cross
  • Chapter 24: Back Cross
  • Chapter 25: Penetration
  • Chapter 26: Going to finish vs waiting to finish
  • Chapter 27: Finishing
  • Chapter 28: Step Up, Step Down
  • Chapter 29: Defensive Reference
  • Chapter 30: 1v1 Defensive
  • Chapter 31: Distance Between Players
  • Chapter 32: Clearance Returns Speed
  • Chapter 33: 2v1 Defensive
  • Chapter 34: 2v1 Offensive
  • Chapter 35: Equal Situations
  • Chapter 36: Third Man
  • Chapter 37: How to attack with superiority
  • Chapter 38: Building Zones
  • Chapter 39: Play Inside
  • Chapter 40: Zone 3
  • Chapter 41: Finishing Zones
  • Chapter 42: Transition vs Continuous Game
  • Chapter 43: The First Pressure
  • Chapter 44: Never defend inside the box
  • Chapter 45: Defending inside the box
  • Chapter 46: BONUS - APFC Soccer Talks
  • Chapter 47: BONUS - 4-3-3
  • Chapter 48: BONUS - Master Classes
  • Chapter 49: Certification - Final Exam + APFC Elite Coach Certification

What you’ll Learn:

  • In-depth understanding of over 40 offensive and defensive football concepts to simplify and master the game.
  • How to apply both individual and collective concepts, building a strong foundation for positional play.
  • Strategies to create a common language of the game that all players can understand and execute.
  • Techniques to develop team identity by turning key concepts into habitual behaviors.
  • Practical methods to integrate offensive and defensive principles into your training sessions.
  • Step-by-step guidance on designing drills that reinforce tactical concepts, with proper training structure.
  • How to connect theory and practice, ensuring your team executes concepts effectively during matches.
  • Insights from Albert Puig’s expertise, showing how elite youth teams implement advanced football concepts.
  • Methods to improve decision-making, positioning, and coordination across the team.
  • Certification as an APFC Elite Certified Coach.

TESTIMONIALS

"APFC offers elite content for coaches on Positional Play and game understanding. Highly recommended courses and content for all levels."

Lluis Cortés

Former FC Barcelona Women’s Coach and Saudi Arabia women’s National Team

“APFC has a huge capacity and a big experience with the formation and development of football players.”

Carles Planchart

Manchester City First Team Performance Analysis Coach

“The content in the APFC Next course is valuable for any coach looking to elevate their understanding on how to build a game model and how positional play is effectively used.”

Fabrice Gautrat

Head Coach of Houston Dash NWSL

“Each APFC course offers insightful content for coaches for all levels looking to grow their knowledge of positional playing style and improve their team’s overall performance.” “Through their detailed modules which include videos, diagrams and interviews, coaches will gain valuable understanding to ensure long term development.”

Emma Thomson

Assistant Coach NC Courage NWSL

“APFC delivers individual player concepts and team development principles in a simplified, logical, and highly effective way. Their courses are easy to follow yet rich in knowledge, insight, and clarity. APFC has significantly improved my understanding of what to coach and how to deliver the methodology for real success in both player and team development.”

Kenneth Thompson

KTECH Head Coach & Bermuda National Team

“I learned a lot about Positional Play from the fundamentals to the different concepts. I take courses from APFC and they are pioneers in how they teach the topic. Highly recommended.”

Yosi Raz

Head Coach of UC Irvine Men’s Soccer Program

“The coaches asked to bring APFC for the second time to present the hosted coaching course. It was a helpful and well received course.”

Ryan Rich

National Capital Soccer League Executive Director

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